Pakistan bans Tinder, other dating apps over ‛immoral’ content


Tinder and other dating apps blocked by Pakistan can request to have the order lifted if they show they are moderating indecent or immoral content through ‛meaningful engagement’. – AFP pic, September 1, 2020.

PAKISTAN today blocked access to Tinder and several other dating apps in a bid to control “immoral” and “indecent” content, just days after regulators threatened to shut down YouTube for similar reasons.

The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) said it has barred users from accessing Tinder, Grindr, SayHi, Tagged and Skout after the apps failed to “moderate… content in accordance” with the country’s laws.


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